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Mystical side of Islam includes Sufi and Islamic moments of Indian subcontinent includes Deobandi and Barelvi [73] [74] Sikhs praying at Gurudwara, India. While on the other hand, Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world as of 21st century with around 30 million followers, if counting Khalsa Sikhs. [75] [76] [77] [78]
Later clan members embraced Sikhism and Islam. Khukhrains of all these faiths collectively form one kinship. In Pakistan there continues to be a large number of Muslim Khukhrains living especially in the Pakistani Punjab. Some scholars such as Muhammad Ikrām Chutai believe that a number of Khukhrains were converted to Islam by the Sufi Baba ...
Islam holds the Quran is the final revelation from God and a completion of all previous revelations, including the Bible. Mandaeism , sometimes also known as Sabianism (after the mysterious Sabians mentioned in the Quran , a name historically claimed by several religious groups), [ 21 ] is a Gnostic and monotheistic religion.
Islam is the second largest religion in Asia with about 1.2 billion adherents. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] Asia constitute in absolute terms the world's Muslim population . [ 55 ] South and Southeast Asia are home of the most populous Muslim countries, with Indonesia , Pakistan , India , Bangladesh and Malaysia having more than 100 million adherents.
The field is seen as beginning around the mid-20th century, during the time of the partition of the Indian subcontinent into two domains: Pakistan and India. [1] Literature in European languages regarding Sikhs and Sikhism has existed since the 18th century but the institutional environment did not exist at that period to further these inquiries and attempts into a proper field of study. [1]
[5] In the views of some, morality and religion can overlap. [6] One definition sees morality as an active process which is, "at the very least, the effort to guide one's conduct by reason, that is, doing what there are the best reasons for doing, while giving equal consideration to the interests of all those affected by what one does."
Any Sikh which was found was given the choice of conversion to Islam or death. [8] When Zakaria Khan , son of Abdus Saman Khan, became the subahdar (governor) of Lahore subah (province) in 1726, he wanted the Sikhs to join the Mughal cause against the Afghan invaders or at the very least remain neutral but things did not work out that way.
After four months, the Sikhs inside ran out of supplies. Jassa Singh contacted them, joined their side, and, with the help of Divan Kaura Mal, lifted the siege. [184] The fort was then strengthened and renamed Ramgarh, and Jassa Singh, now the fort's Jathedar, became known as Ramgarhia.